Newton Stewart Snow Pictures - March 23rd 2013

Over here in the U.K if we get any adverse weather we can't cope with it. Most of the roads in South West Scotland have been blocked by snow or by vehicles sliding or jackknifing at some point over the last couple of days. Many power lines are down and a lot of communities are without electricity for a second day.

 BBC NEWS

23rd of March 2013

With today's walk with the Ramblers being cancelled I decided to have a look around with my camera.

My front door

Spot the enhancement 

I'd love a £1 for every shovel I saw today

I wonder if these souls feel the cold ?

Very little movement on the roads, there are still blockages east towards Dumfries

I was going to walk up to the mast, but since it was still snowing hard I realized I wouldn't get any pictures worthy of blogging

A lorry load of sand passing the Faith Mission at High Barbuchany

Whatever lives down here must have just had a quick lookout, saw the weather and went back to bed

A snowdrift

'snowbody on the swing

This wee lass was beaming from ear to ear, reminds me of pulling four on a home made heavy duty sledge

( Thanks for letting me take the picture Dad )  

Pristine White Out

Down Station Road

Queens Street

All traffic coming off the ferries from Ireland could get no further than Newton Stewart. Almost ever hotel, lodgings and B & B's were filled overnight. 

And it's obviously not over because over on the Galloway Gazette's Facebook Page, Scottish Power are looking for a hundred bedrooms (It looks like the power cuts are serious)

The flighty residents of the River Cree

Not much activity on the industrial estate

A Minnigaff canine on the riverbank

The town's very quiet for a Saturday !

Corsbie Road

Some B & B'ers hoping to continue their journey

I don't think that's sand from a bunker !

Adversity brings out the best in people

Hope ye didnae mind me takin yer picture boys, that's a big snowball

Blairmount pond

If I'd had some birdseed in my pocket I've a feeling this wee fella would have eaten out of my hand

My back garden

These last few pictures I took out of my kitchen window

Well it's now 6.pm, the snow had been stopped for the last hour...................... ..........................................................................................................................................................................it's back again now

Overnight Snow 16th December 2011

I was up early this morning.
I'd seen the snow coming down last night and I had a feeling we'd have a good downfall.
I was right in my assumption, we had 4 inches (10 cm) plus.
I thought I'd maybe get some good pictures before daybreak.
Here they are.

First view out of my back door

Along the Glebe

Down Princes Street

Old Station View

Postal Depot

A snowy bush

St Couan's and Old Station View

Georgewell Drive

Old Station View

Marie Curie Field

Snowplough on Barnkirk Road

Here's a clip of the snowplough and some traffic...

....entering the A75

An unaccountable eerie effect

Enjoy !


Updated the 19th of December
After breakfast I went out and took lots more pictures, a very small video clip and composed a panorama.
Here they are.

I thought I'd climb up to the telephone mast at the top of  Barrhill Farm Woods.
Some youngsters were enjoying a bit of downhill.Their sleds were a bit makeshift.
Here's a short clip.

Cheerio boys,enjoy the fun.

It seems we got more snow than most other places since we made the national news.

Gaining height I can look back at my housing estate.
I can see my roof so I give a wave to Munchie and the Kid.(Honest !)

Nearly at the mast

Looking South

Newton Stewart below

I suppose the sheep can graze through the snow ?

Machermore Castle Care Home

Zooming in on Newton Stewart

A wee bird

Riverside views

A panorama of a snowy river Cree

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